The move comes after lawmakers defied the president, gathering at the parliament to vote to block military rule.

President Yoon Suk Yeo's surprise late-night declaration of martial law has prompted large demonstrations in Seoul.

The following day, however, Yoon announced that he would lift martial law and withdraw troops. The Joint Chiefs of Staff then ...

The South Korean president has declared martial law across the country in a surprise television address, accusing the ...

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, struggling amid low approval ratings, accused the opposition-held parliament of ...

Following the vote to overturn the declaration of martial law, National Assembly speaker Woo Won Shik said in a statement, ...

The South Korean president has declared martial law across the country in a surprise television address. He has accused the ...

South Korea’s former Foreign Minister Kyung-wha Kang tells Christiane Amanpour “nothing warranted” President Yoon Suk Yeol’s ...

President Yoon’s recent declaration to dissolve civilian government is not the first time the young democracy has been ...

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will lift the martial law order after just a few hours... a look at his rise to the ...

Under South Korean law, martial law can be lifted with a majority vote in the parliament, where the opposition Democratic ...

While martial law is relatively rare, its history in the U.S. is marked by moments of crisis, from civil unrest to natural ...